Concrete Contractors in Evansville, WI

Evansville sits in northwest Rock County, south of Madison, and most people who search for concrete contractors in Evansville own a house that is older than the concrete around it. The Wisconsin Historical Society has called the city's collection of 1840s to 1915 architecture the finest of any small town in Wisconsin, and the Evansville Historic District around Main Street, out to Garfield Avenue and Liberty Street, was listed on the National Register in 1978. Most buildings in that district were finished by the 1920s. The walks, steps and garage floors around them have been replaced and patched many times since.

Working around historic houses

On a historic block, concrete is part of the street view. A new front walk or set of steps should look like it belongs with the house, not like it was dropped in from a new subdivision. When we work in the older part of Evansville we:

• Keep walk widths and step proportions in line with the house and its neighbors
• Use a fine broom finish and tooled edges rather than flashy decorative patterns at the front
• Protect old stone or brick foundations when we remove failed stoops
• Match joint spacing to the sections that are staying

If your property has a specific historic review requirement, tell us and we will plan around it.

Railroad, wagons and windmills

The Chicago and North Western Railway reached Evansville in 1863, and local industry made carriages, wagons, pumps, windmills and iron castings. That working history left the town with outbuildings, carriage houses and old garages on many lots. Their floors are often thin, cracked or dirt. We pour new slabs for these buildings with thicker edges under the walls and a gentle slope to the door, so a restored carriage house or a workshop ends up with a floor that drains and stays level.

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A compact city

The 2020 census counted 5,703 residents and 2,363 housing units in Evansville, about 726 units per square mile. That density means many lots are narrow, driveways run close to the property line, and there is limited room to stage equipment. We plan access before the pour day: where the truck parks, how concrete reaches the back yard, and how we protect your lawn and your neighbor's. For tight back yards we can bring concrete in by buggy or pump so the yard is not rutted.

Freeze-thaw and old concrete

Older concrete in Evansville was often poured before air entrainment was common, and it tends to show scaling, pitting and crumbling edges after decades of winters. New exterior concrete we pour is air-entrained, laid on a compacted gravel base, and sloped to shed water. Where an old walk meets a new one, we set a clean joint so the two pieces can move independently without cracking each other.

Concrete services in Evansville

• Driveways: replacement, alley approaches and parking pads
• Patios: backyard slabs sized for narrow city lots
• Stamped concrete: for back patios where a decorative look suits the house
• Sidewalks and steps: front walks, stoops and porch steps
• Garage and shed slabs: carriage houses, detached garages and sheds
• Repair and replacement: heaved walks, failed steps and settled sections

We check with the City of Evansville on any work that reaches the street or the public sidewalk. Call (608) 597-6094 to set up a visit.